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A midwife who is also experienced in handling emergency cases

Location:
Accra, Greater Accra, Ghana
Posted:
May 20, 2025

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DORTSU BELLA

STAFF MIDWIFE

*****.******@*****.***

+233*********

Eastern Region, Ghana

PERSONAL PROFILE

Compassionate certified midwife fully invested in facilitating comprehensive range of patient service and direct care including women’s health care, prenatal support, family planning, STD education and general nutrition and wellbeing. Friendly and supportive professional with hands on experience working in the healthcare industry. Proving to remain calm under pressure and skillfully handle difficult patient and high stress situation. Consistently developing strong relationship with patients and family through empathetic communications, respectful attitude and excellent customer service. I am a fast learner and willing to attend any workshop that will assist me in the performance of my duties.

SKILLS

Strong interpersonal relationship.

Takes on extra responsibilities.

Sociable with good communication skills.

Knowledge in Computer Skills.

Healthcare provision

Health education

Person care needs

Home visit

Wound care

Body mechanics knowledge

Easily established rapport

Administration of medications via all routes

Can work under pressure

Physical assessment

WORK EXPERIENCE

Institution Position Date

Atua Government Hospital, Ghana Staff Midwife 15th March, 2022 to Current

Duties:

Monitoring vital sign, recording and noting deviation from normal.

Palpation and auscultation of a pregnant woman.

Assisted patients in activities of daily living e.g bathing, walking, serving of meals

Maintained patients hygiene needs such as bathing, nails care, oral care, bed making

Assisted patients in eliminations; serving of bed pans, emptying of urinary catheters

Monitoring and recording of progress of labour of a pregnant woman.

Educating patient about nutrition of good health practice and encouraging participation in healthcare related decisions.

Closely monitoring mothers’ health, comfort and emotional state before, during and after labour for birth.

Properly use personal protective equipments.

Managing care and monitoring pain levels of postpartum and post-operative patients.

Recording examination findings, health, histories and significant observation in patient chart.

Demonstrating best angle and positioning to support and enable women to successful breastfeed babies.

Providing emergency healthcare for injured or sick babies and calmly directs parents to physicians when unable to provide care.

Administrated medications to patients; suppositories, oral and topical medications

Consults with and obtain others from obstetricians for special care or diagnostic procedure.

Accompany patients to referral centres.

Provided first aid treatment and CPR to patients in demanding situations.

Assist obstetricians with cesarean sections and gynecological surgeries.

Collection of specimens for laboratory investigation

Health to toe assessment of new born.

Properly prepared chlorine solution of different concentrations for decontamination of medical equipment

ROTATION NURSE (NATIONAL SERVICE)

APRIL, 2020 - APRIL, 2021.

Ho Municipal Hospital, Ghana

A Registered Nurse rotates through the various units of the hospital to gain fair knowledge on practices on each unit especially general nursing wards and other special unites such as ENT, EYE.

Check and record vital signs.

Administration of prescribed medication.

Assisting delivery of baby

Administration of eye drops and ointments

Provision of general nursing care

NG tube feeding.

Report writing and documentation.

Admitting and discharge of patient on the ward.

Maintain effective therapeutic relationship with staff, clients/patients and visitors in the ward/ unit.

Education given to patient on medication and it adverse effects.

Passing of Catheter, its care and removal.

EDUCATION

Institution Attended Certificate Obtained Date

Kwame Nkrumah University of Associate Diploma (Reg. Midwife) 2016 – 2019

Science and Technology

Keta Nursing and Midwifery Diploma (Registered Midwife) 2016 – 2019

Training College

Three-Town Senior High School West Africa Examination Certificate 2011 – 2014

(WAEC)

PROFESSIONAL CREDENTIALS

Registered Midwife (Ghana)

West Africa Senior High School Certificate (WASSCE)

LICENCES AND CERTIFICATES

Professional Identification Number (Pin) in Midwifery,

Diploma In Registered Midwifery (Rm),

REFERENCE

Available on request.



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